Footprints - Chords, Lyrics and Origins
Origins
Footprints is a song I co-wrote with Peter Birkett (Peter and I also wrote 'Remnants' together, which you can find elsewhere on this site). Peter B. wrote the lyrics, and I contributed the music. You can find out more about my original recordings at my web site, www.peterwebster.org.uk.
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Chords
Introduction
A D E
A D E
Verse
Bm D E
See that long, long road down there,
Bm D E
Heading West and out of sight?
A G F#m C G
Well that’s the road I’m gonna take,
A Bm E E7
When I take to the road tonight
Chorus
A D E E7
And no-one here will miss me when I go
A D E E7
And nothing you could want I'll leave behind.
A F#m D E7
All trace of me will vanish by the morning,
A D E E7
Though I tried to leave my footprints in your mind.
Bridge
A G
Though I didn’t touch your soul
D Bm D
Something passed through mine
A D E E7
When I tried to leave my footprints in your mind.
Coda
A D E D
Though I tried. Though I tried.
Lyrics
See that long, long road down there,
Heading West and out of sight?
Well that’s the road I’m gonna take,
When I take to the road tonight.
And no-one here will miss me when I go
And nothing you could want I’ll leave behind.
All trace of me will vanish by the morning,
Though I tried to leave my footprints in your mind
See that suitcase standing there?
I don’t need that; I’m travelling light.
I won’t need anything from here
When I take to the road tonight.
And no-one here will miss me when I go
And nothing you could want I’ll leave behind.
All trace of me will vanish by the morning,
Though I tried to leave my footprints in your mind
Though I didn’t touch your soul
Something passed through mine
When I tried to leave my footprints in your mind.
See that great big sky up there,
Turning red and losing light?
I’m heading for a different sky
When I take to the road tonight.
And no-one here will miss me when I go
And nothing you could want I’ll leave behind.
All trace of me will vanish by the morning,
Though I tried to leave my footprints in your mind
Though I tried,
Though I tried,
Though I tried,
Though I tried.
Copyright © Peter Webster and Peter Birkett 2004